When the American Studies Association approved an academic boycott against Israel late last year, the academic world spoke out against the move loudly and clearly. Presidents of 250 academic institutions signed a letter of opposition. Brandeis University and other prestigious institutions formally withdrew from the association. “We can no longer support an organization that has…

Although the strategy of boycotts, divestment, and sanctions conjures an image of an economic war against Israel, the truth is that the psychological effect of the BDS movement is far more insidious. Studies typically show that Israel’s economy is resilient enough to withstand the limited effects of BDS. But every time a boycott is called…

Noted Liberal Zionist thinker and author Peter Beinart has never pulls any punches in his critique of Israeli policy, especially where he feels it diverges from his vision for a two state solution. He’s also an outspoken critic of the BDS movement – for essentially the same reason. And as a professor at the City…

BDS supporters at City University of New York (CUNY), hoping to sneak a divestment vote through by scheduling it on the Friday night after the start of Shabbat (Jewish Sabbath), were thwarted after news of the maneuver was leaked to the media. Had the move proved successful, it may have inspired more dirty tricks for the…

Get ready for a new round of accusations that the Israel lobby stifling debate. According to a report on the popular website Buzzfeed, the Israel lobby group, AIPAC is helping draft legislation to limit the effectiveness of the BDS in the US and Europe. A source told Buzzfeed that the legislation would place anti-BDS conditions…

The Gaza war has given the BDS movement a shot in the arm, just as students return to campuses across the U.S. But will a new level of activism lead to crippling boycotts? Probably not, according to several recent articles on the subject. Most Israeli companies, writes Adam Reuter, chairman of the Reuter Meydan Investment…

The BBC’s Orla Guerin makes the shocking claim that there is no evidence” that Hamas is using human shields. Yet there is overwhelming evidence that Hamas uses schools, hospitals, and residential areas as launching grounds for rockets aimed at Israel.